girt
Fastened a belt
Girt is a past tense and past participle of gird, meaning to encircle or surround: The castle was girt by a moat.
The form appears mostly in literary or archaic contexts—girded is more common in modern usage.
Girt also functions as an adjective meaning encircled: a city girt with walls.
Strap securing trousers
Enclose on every side
- ringClosed curve shape
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
boundary · loop · orbit · circuit · belt · band · cincture · hoop
Device providing structural stability
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- strengthenMake more robust
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- protectedKept from harm
shielded · buttress · bolster · underpin · anchor · stiffen · armor · safeguard
Firmly stretched or fitting
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- tenseStrained or nervous
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
Structural support member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- strutProud, showy gait
- frameworkUnderlying support system
scaffolding · stanchion · post · pier · cantilever · load-bearing · shoring · underpinning
belt
Strap securing trousers
clasp · bind · lace · sash · band · corset · tighten · secure · tie · truss
surround
Enclose on every side
- ringClosed curve shape
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
perimeter · boundary · loop · orbit · circuit · belt · band · cincture · hoop · collar
brace
Device providing structural stability
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- strengthenMake more robust
- fortifiedMade more resistant
protected · shielded · buttress · bolster · underpin · anchor · stiffen · armor · safeguard · defend
tight
Firmly stretched or fitting
constricted · compressed · firm · rigid · drawn · strained · tensioned
beam
Structural support member
framework · scaffolding · stanchion · post · pier · cantilever · load-bearing · shoring · underpinning · reinforcement
- old past tensesspake, begat, drave, clave, gat
- West Country dialectproper job, scrumpy, tis, twas, thee
- archaic verbsdost, doth, hast, hath, shalt
- beamsI-beam, H-beam, T-beam, steel beam, wood beam
- framingframing, framing effect, media framing, political framing, reframing
girtunprepared
Lacking readiness beforehand
unready · relaxed · at ease · stood down · unbraced
- pelvic girdleHip bone complex
- shoulder girdleBone ring supporting arms
- gird one's loinsPrepare for action
- steel girderStructural metal support beam
- gird up one's loinsPrepare for strenuous effort
- panty girdleShaping underwear with legs